Program comprehension 3733920 188804497 2008-02-03T14:28:15Z Andreas Kaufmann 72502 /* Conferences on program comprehension */ {{Orphan|date=November 2006}} '''Program comprehension''' is a domain of computing science dealing with the processes (cognitive or others) used by [[software engineer]]s to understand programs (during their evaluation, before their modification). Program comprehension is also known as program understanding. == Theories of program comprehension == Precursor work on program comprehension includes: * Ruven Brooks' theory [http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=803210]. * Ted J. Biggerstaff's concept assignment problem [http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=257679]. * Anneliese von Mayrhauser's theory [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/wrapper.jsp?arnumber=402076]. == Conferences on program comprehension == Although major conferences in computing science welcome work on program comprehension, the International Conference on Program Comprehension [http://www.ieee-iwpc.org/] (formely known as International ''Workshop'' on Program Comprehension until 2005 inclusive) is dedicated to research on program comprehension. {{compu-sci-stub}} [[Category:Computer programming]]